Our Staff

Perry Bird
Senior Director
Network Advancement
Hometown: Delray Beach, FL
Current City: Washington, D.C.

Valerie Bly
Vice President
Finance
Hometown: Chesapeake, VA
Current City: Woodbridge, VA

Lily Bockowski
Manager
Grant Operations
Hometown: Pawcatuck, CT
Current City: Boston, MA

President and CEO
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Current City: Austin, TX

Becky Carter
Senior Director
Network Advancement
Hometown: Lakewood, CO
Current City: Nashville, TN

Tara Cruise
Director
Partnership Development
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Current City: Chicago, IL

Michael Edmison
Vice President
Network Advancement
Hometown: Enid, OK
Current City: Oklahoma City, OK

Ilyssa Forman
Associate
Development
Hometown: Farmingville, NY
Current City: Seattle, WA

Jerod Frenzl
Senior Manager
Network Information Systems
Hometown: Murfreesboro, TN
Current City: Washington, D.C.

Elizabeth Fries
Director
Network Advancement
Hometown: Germantown, MD
Current City: Washington, D.C.

Nayara Gonzalez
Executive Assistant
Hometown: Fairfax, VA
Current City: Centreville, VA

Lakia Goodman
Controller
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Current City: Atlanta, GA

Max Gouttebroze
Vice President
Marketing and Communications
Hometown: Paris, France
Current City: Washington, D.C.

Emma Haydasz
Senior Manager
Grant Operations
Hometown: Glastonbury, CT
Current City: Windsor, CT

Sierra Lamb
Manager
Development
Hometown: Guyton, GA
Current City: Orlando, FL

LaShaune Lilly
Associate Vice President
Human Resources
Hometown: East Orange, NJ
Current City: Miami, FL

Patricia Lovejoy
Manager
Strategic Partnerships
Hometown: Burbank, CA
Current City: New York, NY

Chad Magaziner
Director
Strategic Partnerships
Hometown: Bensalem, PA
Current City: Arlington, VA

Stacy Maliff

Lisa McFall
Senior Manager
Marketing
Hometown: Stafford, VA
Current City: Arlington, VA

Samira Payne
Senior Director
Programs & Strategy
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Current City: Milwaukee, WI

Chief Development Officer
Hometown: Northridge, CA
Current City: Salt Lake City, UT

Nathan Petrillo
Senior Manager
Philanthropy Communications
Hometown: Greencastle, PA
Current City: Pittsburgh, PA

Oluchi Pitts
Associate
Marketing
Hometown: El Paso, IL
Current City: Chicago, IL

Allison Reinboth
Coordinator
Network Training
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Current City: Los Angeles, CA

Emma Weltzer
Director
Development Operations & Federal Grants
Hometown: Attleboro, MA
Current City: Henderson, NV

Varya Zhigilei
Senior Director
Development Operations & Donor Engagement
Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Current City: Charlottesville, VA